FG Releases Interim Report of Recovered Loot

The Federal Government has released an interim report of recoveries of looted assets and monies, whose announcement was initially fixed for Democracy Day but passed by President Muhammadu Buhari, who shifted it to the Information Minister.

Cash recoveries made from 29 May 2015 to 25 May 2016  total N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; #3,508,355.46 Pounds Sterling and E11, 250 Euros, according to a press statement issued on Saturday by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to tge Minister of Information and Culture.

In the statement released in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also disclosed that Recoveries Under Interim Forfeiture (cash and assets) during the period totaled N126,563,481,095.43; $9,090,243,920.15; 2,484,447.55 Pounds Sterling and 303,399.17 Euros.

According to the statement, which is based on the interim report on the financial and assets recoveries made by the various government agencies from 29 May 2015 to 25 May 2016, the Funds Awaiting Return From Foreign Jurisdictions total $321,316,726.1 (Three hundred and twenty one million, three hundred and sixteen thousand, seven hundred and twenty six Dollars, one cent); 6,900,000 Pounds (Six million, nine hundred thousand Pounds) and 11,826.11 Euros (Eleven thousand, eight hundred and twenty six Euros, 11 cents).

It showed that Non-Cash Recoveries (Farmlands, Plots of Land, Uncompleted Buildings, Completed Buildings, Vehicles and Maritime Vessels) during the period total 239.

The following is the breakdown of the recovered cash and assets:

INTERIM REPORT ON FINANCIAL AND ASSET RECOVERIES MADE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FROM 29 MAY 2015 TO 25 MAY 2016

Cash Recoveries

erial
Items
Naira
US Dollar
GB Pounds
Euro
1 EFCC Cash at hand
39,169,911,023.00
128,494,076.66
2,355
11,250
2 Royalty/tax/payment to FGN account in JP Morgan account New York 4,642,958,711.48 40,727,253.65
3 ONSA Funds Recovery Account in CBN 5,665,305,527.41 8,000,000.00
4 VAT recovered from companies by ONSA 529,588,293.47
5 EFCC Recovered Funds Account in CBN 19,267,730,359.36
6 ICPC Revenue Collection Recovery in CBN 869,957,444.89
7 Office of the Attorney General 5,500,000,000 5,500,000
8 DSS Recoveries 47,707,000.5 1,943,000.5
3,506,000.46
9 ICPC Cash Asset Recovery 2,632,196,271.71
Total
78,325,354,631.82 185,119,584.61 3,508,355.46 11,250

Recoveries Under Interim Forfeiture

Serial Items Naira US Dollar GB Pounds Euro
1 Cash in bank under interim forfeiture 8,281,577,243.92 1,819,866,364.73 3,800.00 113,399.17
2 Amount frozen in bank 48,159,179,518.90 7,131,369,498.49 605,647.55
3 Value of properties under interim forfeiture 41,534,605,998.00 77,844,600.00 1,875,000.00 190,000.00
4 Value of cars under interim forfeiture 52,500,000.00
5 ONSA Funds under interim forfeiture 27,001,464,125.20 43,771,433.73
6 Value of Assets Recovered by ONSA 512,000,000.00
7 ONSA Assets under interim forfeiture 260,000,000.00
8 DSS Recoveries Frozen in Banks 658,929,000.00 226,476.20
9 EFCC Cash in Bank under final forfeiture 103,225,209.41 17,165,547.00
Total 126,563,481,095.43 9,090,243,920.15 2,484,447.55 303,399.17
Grand Total 204,888,835,727.25 9,275,363,504.76 5,992,803.01 314,649.17

 

Funds Awaiting Return From Foreign Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction US Dollar GB Pounds Euro
1 Switzerland 321000000
2 UK 6900000
3 UAE 310501 11826.11
4 USA 6225.1
Total 321,316,726.1 6,900,000 11,826.11

 

Non Cash Recoveries    

Serial Items   Quantity
    ICPC EFCC ONSA
1 Farmland 22    
2 Plot of Land 4    
3 Uncompleted Building 1    
4 Completed Building 33 145 4
5 Vehicles 22 3  
6 Maritime Vessels   5  
Total 82 153 4

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